Nigeria vs United States: Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Nigeria
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Free and fair elections, gaps filled over time
- Nigeria
- United States
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 43 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.25 | 1 | 0.75 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, gaps filled, Nigeria or United States?
- Nigeria, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections, gaps filled between Nigeria and United States?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.